Gurye-gun Welfare Task Force, Playing a Key Role as Neighborhood Problem Solvers

Improving Living Inconveniences for Hoarding Dementia and Elderly Living Alone, and Promoting Cleaning Volunteer Activities

[Gurye=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yuk Miseok] Jeollanam-do Gurye-gun announced that the Our Neighborhood Welfare Task Force continues to respond to alleviate the daily inconveniences of neighbors in need within the area.

From the 8th to the 10th, 11 members including Moon Pilja, the Welfare Task Force leader of Masan-myeon, dispatched to the home of an elderly dementia patient with hoarding disorder who kept accumulating items without discarding or disposing of them, and carried out volunteer activities to improve the living environment.

After receiving a report from a life support worker that the elderly person's home was filled with garbage, the township office and the Welfare Task Force responded, inspected the site, and persuaded the elderly person several times to start cleaning.

Over three days, about 2 tons of garbage were removed, and wallpaper, flooring, and windows were repaired directly.

In particular, they repaired the high entrance threshold, which was the most inconvenient for the elderly person, helping them live safely and leaving a touching impression.

Then, on the 11th, the Welfare Task Force of Sandong-myeon carried out bathroom repair work at the home of a grandmother raising two grandchildren alone, where water was leaking and tiles were broken, posing a risk of falling for the mobility-impaired resident.

Kim Sunho, the county governor, said, “Our Neighborhood Welfare Task Force is playing a reliable supporting role as village problem solvers for neighbors in need,” and added, “In response to recent consecutive deaths in welfare crisis households, we will expand and strengthen the role of the Welfare Task Force to create a Gurye where everyone lives together.”

Gurye=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yuk Miseok hss79@asiae.co.kr

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